Huffman to chair Senate Republican Caucus

State Sen. Joan Huffman, of Southside Place near Houston, was elected chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus on the eve of the 83rd Legislative Session.

Huffman assumes the role of coordinating the majority party in the Senate chamber and setting the tone for which issues will be tackled by the 31-member body. The Senate Republican Caucus will meet every Monday to discuss legislative decisions, a spokesman said.

“With Republican leadership at the helm, Texas has experienced tremendous business growth, jobs growth, and growth in population while so many other states are struggling,” Sen. Huffman said. “It is important that Senate Republicans continue to work together on conservative, common sense solutions to the many challenging issues facing us this session. It is an honor to be selected as caucus chair by my peers.”

Huffman is a lawyer who began her career as a prosecutor in the Harris County District Attorney’s office and was elected to represent the 17th Senate District, including Harris, Brazoria and Fort Bend counties, in 2008 after serving as judge on the 183rd District Criminal Court for two terms.